The HeArt of Essays and Memoir

Instructor Deanna Adams

March 5-30, 2018, $49

Want to write an essay, collection of true stories or full memoir? It’s called creative nonfiction because it’s telling a true story in a creative, intriguing way that evokes emotion. In this three-week class, Prolific writer, Deanna Adams, will show you how to tell your personal story with powerful prose, and offer suggestions on where to submit it.

Course content will include:

*Thinking about theme and subject.

*Using the 5 senses to get your reader emotionally involved.

*Writing about tough, sensitive topics.

Instructor Bio:

DEANNA R. ADAMS is the author of both fiction and nonfiction works. Nonfiction works include Rock ’n’ Roll and theCleveland Connection, Confessions of a Not-So-GoodCatholic Girl, and The Writer’s GPS: A Guide to Writing & Selling Your Book.

Novels are Peggy Sue Got Pregnant: A Rock ‘n’ RollLove Story, andScoundrels & Dreamers. Deanna is also the “Book Whisperer” at the Cuyahoga County Library’s Writers Center, and director of writers’ conferences and retreats.